The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more than a thousand tons, was made of wood ...

A staggering 18,000 people flocked to the Costessey Fete & Fayre at the Norfolk Showground last May and its organisers are hoping for more of the same after revealing some new additions. Liberal ...

Coimbra is one of the oldest cities in Portugal, with a deep connection to the country’s history. The city met the first ...

Captain Blood is set on the Spanish Main in the 17th century, where you step into the boots of a fearsome pirate on a quest for gold and glory. Expect wild adventures with cannon firing ...

It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th-century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century clipper ships in full sail bringing tea to ...

The 17th and 18th centuries rode roughshod over the programming at the 92Y the other night, when that brilliant British baroque ensemble, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and superb guest ...

But the king insisted it carry twice as many bronze cannons as the engineers had planned, as well as fancy upper-deck decorations. The result? The Vasa was fatally top-heavy and, when the wind hit it, ...

Loosely based on the adventure novels written by author Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood is a pirate-themed action game set in the golden age of piracy during the 17th century, where you step into ...

Built on a limestone foundation, Valletta housed defense systems in deep tunnels during WWII that saved Malta and Allied ...

February 7, 2025 • The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology ... and featured three masts and 64 cannons. In its cargo were gold, silver, silk and porcelain. But in 1708, it sank ...